My understanding of Special and General Relativity comes from books which attempt to explain them to non-experts in these fields.
Let A and B be observers, which at some time t(0), are together at some location P fixed to the earth's surface. A and B are provided with "clocks", which at time t(0), are identical lumps of the same radioactive element-that has a very long half-life. A and A's "clock" remain fixed to the earth's surface. B and B's "clock" leave A and stay together, but eventually return to A after some interval of time T (as measured by A's "clock"). If, during this time T, B's velocity relative to A is sufficiently close to the velocity of light or B remains close to a sufficiently massive body, it seems that time can "pass more slowly" for B than for A. So that when B rejoins A, B's "clock" will contain more of the radioactive element than A's "clock"
My question is: Are there any scenarios that B together with B"s "clock" can undergo (during the time T) which will cause time to "pass more quickly" for B than for A? So that when B rejoins A, B's "clock" will contain less of the radioactive element than A's "clock". If there are no such scenarios, is there any fact or law in Relativity theory which rules them out?
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